Honey Mustard & Herb Marinade

January 18, 2008 at 1:30 am · Filed under recipes, savoury

Honey Mustard Chicken

I’m not a big fan of mustard on its own, but when partnered with honey, I’m haplessly addicted to the intense savory flavor that develops. To replicate the pleasure of restaurant dining at home, I usually take the easy way out and purchase one of those pre-mixed supermarket marinades. To be honest I’ve never been left satisfied with these products, but laziness got the better of me. Whether it’s BBQ, satay or honey mustard, the supermarket version seems to have this unnatural, sweet acidic taste that distracts the palette from experiencing the other flavors. This particular taste takes away the pungency of the BBQ, the nuttiness of the satay sauce and inflicts a piercing sweetness that is both sickly and annoying to the honey mustard marinade.

Not being able to tolerate such disservice to the eating experience any longer, I decided to make my own marinade. It can’t be that hard. And I found out, it isn’t. All I needed was confidence to adjust the seasoning until I found a taste to my liking. I used the recipe below to marinade about 500g of chicken pieces, poked with a fork so the flavors penetrate deeper, and then baked in the oven at 200ยบ C for about 35-40 minutes. It can easily be doubled as you see fit.

Honey Mustard & Herb Marinade (adequately seasons 500g of meat)

1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 clove garlic, crushed
a pinch of herbs, such as dried parsley, basil or thyme
salt and pepper to taste
a few drops of oil

Combine the ingredients and rub all over the chicken pieces, leave for a few hours and bake in the oven when you feel hungry.

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